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them occur both in Africa and in Australia. Indeed, one species, Pleurostylia 
Wightit, exhibits the peculiarity of being restricted to Ceylon, Southern India, 
the Island of Kadamum and Mauritius ; with this solitary exception, however, 
all the species of this kind occur in Malaya, as well as in India and Ceylon. 
Reviewing in tabular form the facts indicated in the preceding paragraphs, 
we find the number and proportion of the species that have been certainly, or 
possibly, or probably influenced by the various distributive agencies to be as 
follows :— 
TanrEe IV.—Modes of introduction of Laccadive Plants. 
CERTAINLY. POSSIBLY. PROBABLY. 
INTRODUCED BY 
No. of Sp.} Per cent. f No. of Sp.| Per cent. | No. of Sp. | Per cent. 
a ——————————————————————————— 
Sata, Lecophooceonenodorecenss 115 66, 139 68 °/o 129 63 2, 
The Sea .......ssceerenseeree 35 IDS, 45 92 9/, AY 20 °/, 
WAS. .cccrescrccecceveresoe 16 3 Oh, 18 9% 17 8 /, 
Birdsieertesancassee Pererere 15 7 OL 21 10 %/, 19 9 °/. 
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At the same time, omitting from consideration the cultivated species and 
garden escapes, the majority of which are exotics, as well as the undetermined 
Chara, the general distribution of the Laccadive Flora may be tabulated as 
follows :— 
Tanin V.—Synopsis of Distribution of Laccadive Species. 
ss —————————————— El 
Cultivated species, garden escapes, TUNAeterMiNEd SPECIES cooccerececoeccceeveceee OO 81:6°/, 
Cosmopolitan in the tropics .....eecee Wee Sucenesececerecneseese Sates soasaes Seerevaectne MOL 25°1°/, 
Almost so: present in both Hemispheres ........c--seereesecereeresee nodoanoanDoec co Gugie 
Absent from Polynesia OnLy c.csccsscscseeeeceeercerees 4 mele 
Absent from Australia OnLy ...c.s.seseecerreccenveeeee 2 We 
Absent from Australia and Polynesia ......2-++0+00s 4 278 
Absent from Africa, Australia, Polynesia ....... 2 ee 
Confined toy Ok) WVGaeC | Geosoaaonodononndo oaCcHodODHGNBEOAOD ONO OSRORORGE Mannodacseanee Tdi 37°3°/5 
In Africa, Asia, Australia, Polynesia dbecwasaieccses 13 63 
Tn Africa, Asia, AUStralia ....ccreccccscercrsercsenseves 5 BOD 
In Africa and ASia .eccoress AandoddoqonanconéenccnasacaoaD 19 Pe} 
per a) | 
In Asia, Australia, Polynesia .csccocssecvecsceecesves 74 2 
In Asia, Australia ...... ApaacnacnodoonnEbogednocCoOco0OnS 2 1 
In Asia, Polynesia ..scccccscceceseereenceees 1000000000056 2 1 
Confined to S. E, Asiaccccccccereevcsecerevcescvvesscesces 32 15°5 
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